The youngest daughter of a proud Celtic king, Fallon has always lived in the shadow of her older sister Sorcha's legendary reputation as a warrior. But when Fallon was a young child, the armies of Julius Caesar invaded the island of Britain and her beloved older sister was killed in battle.

On the eve of her seventeenth birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her rightful place in her father's royal war band. But she never gets the chance. Instead, Fallon is captured by a band of ruthless brigands who sell her to an exclusive training school for female gladiators—and its most influential patron is none other than Julius Caesar himself. In a cruel twist of fate, Fallon's worst enemy, the man who destroyed her family, might be her only hope of survival.

Now, Fallon must overcome vicious rivalries, chilling threats and the dangerous attention of Caesar himself to survive the deadly fights that take place both in and out of the arena—and claim her place in history among the Valiant.

Why I am Waiting

I love fantasy book which are based on historic time periods, and I have been fascinated by the Romans for years, their influence and Britain's ability to stand against them, is amazing. However, I have to say this book was sold to me at the point 'female gladiator's' were mentioned. I have been looking for a book with a female main character who is having to endure, the brutality and horrors of being a gladiator for years. The closest I have ever come is with the Wattpad story ' Gladiator of Rome '. I have never read any of Lesley Livingston's other books, but I can not wait to dive into this one!

2 comments:

When I saw 'female gladiators' I was sold too! I just want some badass female protagonists. Plus, Julius Ceasar really interests me. I dont read as much historical fantasy as I want, and this sounds amazing! Adding it to my TBR now. :D Great pick this week!

I haven't read that many historical fiction and only one other published book set in the Roman period, and was for a completely different angle than this one. This one sound so good, it yet another release for the start of 2017 (the number of amazing sounding books being released in the first 3 months of 2017 is ridiculous - can't wait!)